The Casco class was a large class of United States Coast Guard cutters in commission from the late 1940s through the late 1980s. They saw service as weather reporting ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans until the early 1970s, and some saw combat service during the Vietnam War.
USCGC Casco (WHEC-370. ex-WAVP-370) in 1969.
United States Coast Guard Cutter
United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. They are 65 feet (19.8 m) or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. They carry the ship prefix USCGC.
USCGC Harriet Lane, a Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)
Contemporary painting of a Revenue Marine cutter (possibly USRC Massachusetts )
USCG icebreaker Polar Sea
USCG Inland Construction Tender Saginaw